Mod 3 Vocab- Equipment, Instruments & Supplies

Question 1

Pressure Machine (Centrifugal Pump)

Answer 1

Most widely accepted method, large volume tanks up to 3.5 gallons, variable and controlled rate of flow and pressure.

Question 2

Hydroaspirator

Answer 2

Apparatus that is connected to the water supply. When the water is turned on, suction is developed and is used to aspirate the content’s of the body’s cavities.

Question 3

Electric aspirator

Answer 3

Device that uses a motor to create suction for the purpose of aspiration.

Question 4

Gravity injector

Answer 4

Apparatus used to inject arterial fluid during the vascular (arterial) phase of the embalming process. Relies on gravity to create the pressure required to deliver the fluid (0.43 pounds of pressure per 1 foot of elevation).

Question 5

Hand pump

Answer 5

Historical instrument resembling a large hypodermic syringe attached to a bottle apparatus. Used to create either pressure for injection or vacuum for aspiration.

Question 6

Bulb syringe

Answer 6

Self-contained, soft rubber manual pump designed to create pressure to deliver fluid as it passes through one-way valves located within the bulb. It is used only to deliver fluids; it cannot be used for aspiration.

Question 7

Electric spatula

Answer 7

Electrically heated blade that may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour.

Question 8

Body lifts

Answer 8

Used to move the deceased from the cot to the table, from table to casket, etc.

Question 9

Sterilizers

Answer 9

Oven or appliance for sterilizing. An autoclave that sterilizes by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100 degrees C.

Question 10

Positioning devices

Answer 10

Preparation room equipment for properly positioning bodies before, during, and after vascular embalming.

Question 11

Embalming tables

Answer 11

Stainless steel, porcelain, or fiberglass with hydraulic or ratchet type height adjustment, with a drain channel on each side and a drain hole at the foot end.

Question 12

Dressing tables

Answer 12

Laminated plastic table, adjustable in height, may be foldable, no drain holes.

Question 13

Refrigeration

Answer 13

Cooling units that slow the postmortem changes in the deceased body in particular decomposition.

Question 14

Sharps container

Answer 14

OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps.

Question 15

Arterial tubes

Answer 15

Tubes used to inject embalming solution into the blood vascular system.

Question 16

Needle injector

Answer 16

Mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone.

Question 17

Scalpel

Answer 17

Two-piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions.

Question 18

Aneurysm hook

Answer 18

An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels.

Question 19

Aneurysm needle

Answer 19

An embalming instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels that have an eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing ligatures around the vessels.

Question 20

Bistoury knife

Answer 20

Curved knife for cutting inside outward. Used for opening arteries and veins, excising tissues.

Question 21

Scissors

Answer 21

Used for cutting, arterial scissors are designed for opening vessels, bandage scissors have blunt edge for cutting bandages and protecting the skin.

Question 22

Groove director

Answer 22

Instrument used to guide vein tubes into vessels.

Question 23

Hemostats

Answer 23

Used to clamp leaking vessels, smooth or rat-toothed, dressing forceps can be used for packing orifices.

Question 24

Arterial fixation forceps

Answer 24

Forceps designed for holding the arterial tube.

Question 25

Spring forceps

Answer 25

An instrument used for grasping and holding tissues.

Question 26

Angular spring forceps

Answer 26

Multipurpose instrument used in the embalming process. Angular forceps are used for drainage only.

Question 27

Retractors

Answer 27

Used to keep vessels elevated above the incision.

Question 28

Towel clamps

Answer 28

An instrument that is used to secure towels and draping during a procedure.

Question 29

Drainage tubes

Answer 29

Embalming instrument inserted into the vein, used to aid the drainage of venous blood.

Question 30

Suture needles

Answer 30

Large post-mortem needles used for autopsy incisions and ones for raising vessels. 3/8 in needles are used for more delicate suturing. Loopuypt needles are designed for better grip.

Question 31

Nasal aspirator

Answer 31

Used to aspirate the throat through the nostrils.

Question 32

Autopsy aspirator

Answer 32

Used to aspirate blood and arterial fluid from the cavities of autopsied bodies.

Question 33

Trocar

Answer 33

Sharply pointed surgical instrument used in cavity embalming to aspirate the cavities and inject cavity fluid. It may also be used for supplemental hypodermic embalming.

Question 34

Hypovalve trocar

Answer 34

A long thin trocar used for supplemental hypodermic embalming. It is not used for aspiration.

Question 35

Cavity fluid injector

Answer 35

Screws onto the cavity fluid bottles. When the device is inverted, fluid flows through the trocar into the body.

Question 36

Hypodermic needles

Answer 36

Hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin.

Question 37

Trocar button applicator

Answer 37

Applicator used to insert the trocar button.

Question 38

Needle holder

Answer 38

Instrument used to hold suturing needle for closing wounds during procedures.

Question 39

Preservative embalming chemicals

Answer 39

Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which bacteria survive, and which will arrest decomposition by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue to a form less susceptible to decomposition.

Question 40

Accessory chemicals

Answer 40

Chemicals used in addition to vascular (arterial) and cavity embalming fluids. Include but are not limited to hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold-preventive agents, and compress application agents.

Question 41

Supplemental fluids

Answer 41

A fluid the embalmer injects prior to the preservative solution or adds to the preservative solution to enhance certain qualities of the preservative fluid.

Question 42

Sealing agents

Answer 42

Agents that provide a barrier or seal against any leakage of fluid or blood.

Question 43

Eye caps

Answer 43

Thin, domelike shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic placed beneath the eyelids to restore natural curvature and to maintain the position of the closed eye.

Question 44

Trocar button

Answer 44

Plastic, threaded screw like device for sealing punctures and small round trocar openings.

Question 45

Mouth former

Answer 45

Device used in the mouth to shape the contour of the lips.

Question 46

Plastic goods/undergarments

Answer 46

Used to protect clothing, used to control leakage, preservatives, powders, and deodorants may be placed inside.

Question 47

Ligature

Answer 47

Thread, cord, or wire used for tying vessels, tissues, or bones.

Question 48

Calvarium clamps

Answer 48

Device used to fasten the calvarium to the cranium after a cranial autopsy.

Question 49

Vein expander

Answer 49

Used to keep a vein open for the insertion of a drainage device, such as a drainage tube or spring forceps.

Question 50

Cotton

Answer 50

Used to prevent leakage, to pack orifices